2003
Oviatt, C., S. Olsen, M. Andrews, J. Collie, T. Lynn, and K. Raposa. 2003. A century of
fishing and fish fluctuations in Narragansett Bay. Reviews in Fisheries Science 11: 1-22.
2002
Oviatt, C.A., A.A. Keller, and L. Reed. 2002. Annual primary production in Narragansett
Bay with no bay-wide winter-spring phytoplankton bloom. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf
Science. 54: 1013- 1026.
2000
Raposa, K. and C.A. Oviatt. 2000. The influence of contiguous shoreline type, distance
from shore, and vegetation biomass on nekton community structure in eelgrass beds.
Estuaries. 23: 46-55.
1999
Keller, A. A., C. A. Oviatt, H. A. Walker, and J. D. Hawk. 1999. Predicted impacts of
elevated temperature on the magnitude of the winter-spring phytoplankton bloom in
temperate coastal waters: A mesocosm study. Limnology and Oceanography 44(2): 344 –
356.
1998
Grant, J., P. Hill, C. Pilditch, and D.G. Webb. 1998. A model of particle deposition and
resuspension as a function of sediment grain size and biofilm concentration. In revision
for Limnology and Oceanography.
Holohan, B. A., E. Klos, and C. A. Oviatt. 1998. Population density, prey selection, and
predator avoidance of the burrowing anemone (Ceriantheopsisamericanus) in
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Estuaries. 21 (3):466-469.
Webb, D. G. Effects of eutrophication on coastal marine systems: Perspectives from 22
years of mesocosm-based research at the Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory
(MERL). Aquatic Ecology, in Press.
Webb, D. G. Deposited particles on the sediment surface: interactive effects of organic
and inorganic components on colonization by macro- and meiobenthos. Marine Ecology
Progress Series, in Press.
Webb, D. G., Oviatt, C.A. 1998. Hypoxia in nutrient-enriched, shallow, stratified
ecosystems. In revision for Limnology and Oceanography.
1997
Frithsen, J., S. Weisberg, A. Keller. and C. Oviatt. 1997. A simple eutrophication index
for shallow estuarine and coastal waters. Estuaries (in press).
Keller, A.A., P. Hargraves, H. Jeon, G. Klein-MacPhee, E. Klos, C. Oviattt, J. Zhang.
1997. Ultraviolet-B radiation enhancement does not affect marine trophic levels during a
winter-spring bloom. Ecoscience. 4(2):129-139.
Keller, A.A., P. Hargraves, H. Jeon, G. Klein-MacPhee, E. Klos, C. Oviatt and J. Zhang.
1997. Effects of Ultraviolet-B enhancement on marine trophic levels in a stratified
coastal system. Marine Biology. 130: 277-287.
Keller, A.A., G. Klein-MacPhee and J. St. Onge-Burns. (submitted). Changes in
abundance and distribution of ichthyoplankton in Narragansett Bay, RI - A response to
changes in environmental quality? Estuaries.
Nixon, S.W. 1997. Prehistoric Nutrient Inputs and Productivity in Narragansett Bay.
Estuaries: 20(2):253-261.
Sanford, L.P. 1997. Turbulent mixing in experimental ecosystem studies. Mar. Ecol. Prog.
Ser.:161:265-293.
Schuyler, Q.S. and B.K. Sullivan. Light Responses and diel migration of Chrysaora
quinquecirrha in mesocosms. Journal of Plankton Research. 19 (10):1417-1428.
Sullivan, B.K., C.L. Suchman and J.H. Costello. (in prep) Mechanics of prey selection by
ephyrae of the scyphomedusa, Aurelia aurita.
Sullivan, B.K. and C.L. Suchman. (in prep) Comparison of prey selection patterns by the
scyphomedusae Aurelia aurita and Cyanea.
1996
Madin, L.P., S.M. Bollens, E. Horgan, M. Butler, J. Runge, B.K. Sullivan, G. KleinMacPhee, E. Durbin, A. Durbin, A. Bucklin. (in press) "Voracious Planktonic Hydroids:
Unexpected Predatory Impact on a Coastal Marine Ecosystem. Deep Sea Research.
Sullivan, B.K. and C. J. Meise. "Invertebrate predators of zooplankton on George's
Bank,1977-1987." Deep Sea Research II. 4 97-8): 1503-1519.
Webb, D.G. 1996. Response of macro- and meiobenthos from a carbon-poor sand to
phytodetrital sedimentation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 203:
259-271.
1995
Doering, P.H., C.A. Oviatt, B.L. Nowicki, E.G. Klos and L.W. Reed. 1995. Phosphorus
and nitrogen limitation of primary production in a simulated estuarine gradient.
Limnology and Oceanography. 124:271-287.
Klos, E. and B.A. Holohan. 1995. Observations on e ecology of the burrowing mud
anemone Ceriantheopsis americanus in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. In: Don Harper,
Jr. (ed). Diving for Science . . . Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater
Sciences Fifteenth Annual Scientific Diving Symposium 5-8 October, 1995. California
Sea Grant. p. 43-49.
McKenna, J.H. and P.H. Doering. 1995. Measurement of dissolved organic carbon by
wet chemical oxidation with persulfate: influence of chloride concentration and reagent
volume. Marine Chemistry 48:109-114.
Oviatt, C., P. Doering, B. Nowicki, L. Reed, J. Cole, J. Frithsen. 1995. An ecosystem
level experiment on nutrient limitation in temperate coastal marine environment. Mar.
Ecol. Prog. Ser. 116:171-179.
Widbom, B. and J.B. Frithsen. 1995. Structuring factors in a marine soft bottom
community during eutrophication - an experiment with radio-labelled phytodetritus.
Oecologia 101:156-168.
1994
Craig, N.I. 1994. Growth of the bivalve Nucula annulata in nutrient-enriched
environments. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 104:77-90.
Doering, P.H., C.A. Oviatt, J.H. McKenna, L.W. Reed. 1994. Mixing Behavior of
Dissolved Organic Carbon and its Potential Biological Significance in the Pawcatuck
River Estuary. Estuaries. 17(3):521-536.
Doering, P.H., B.K. Sullivan, H. Jeon. 1994. Effects of Biodegradable Plastic
Components on Metabolism of an Estuarine Benthos. Journal of Environmental Polymer
Degradation. 2(4)271-275.
Hinga, K.R., M.A. Arthur, M.E.Q. Pilson and D. Whitaker. 1994. Carbon isotope
fractionation by marine phytoplankton in culture: The effects of CO2 concentration, pH,
temperature, and species. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 8(1):91-102.
Nowicki, B.L. 1994. The Effect of Temperature, Oxygen, Salinity, and Nutrient
Enrichment on Estuarine Dentrification Rates Measured with a Modified Nitrogen Gas
Flux Technique. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 38:137-156.
Oviatt, C. 1994. Biological considerations in marine enclosure experiments: challenges
and revelations. Oceanography. 7(2):45-51.
Sullivan, B.K. and J.R. Garcia. 1994. Prey selection by the scyphomedusan predator,
Aurelia aurita. Mar. Bio. 121:335-341.
Vassiliev, I.R., O. Prasil, K.D. Wyman, Z. Kolber, A.K. Hanson Jr., J.E. Prentice and P.G.
Falkowski. 1994. Inhibition of PS II photochemistry by PAR and UV radiation in natural
phytoplankton communities. Photosynthesis Research 42:51-64.
Widbom, B. and C.A. Oviatt. 1994. The World Prodigy oil spill in Narragansett Bay, RI:
acute effects on macrobenthic crustacean populations. Hydrobiol. 291:115-124.
1993
Durako, M.J. and W.M. Sackett. 1993. Effects of CO2(aq) on the carbon isotopic
composition of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum Banks ex Konig (Hydrocharitaceae).
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 169:167-180.
Klein-MacPhee, G., B.K. Sullivan and A.A. Keller. 1993. Using mesocosms to assess the
influence of food resources and toxic materials on larval fish growth and survival. Amer.
Fish. Soc. Sym. Series 14:105-116.
Maughan, J.T. and C.A. Oviatt. 1993. Sediment and benthic response to wastewater
solids in a marine mesocosm. Water Environment Research 65(7):879-889.
Oviatt, C.A., P.H. Doering, B.L. Nowicki and A. Zoppinni. 1993. Net system production
in coastal waters as a function of eutrophication, seasonality, and benthic macrofaunal
abundance. Estuaries.16(2):247-254.
Sullivan, B.K. 1993. How does water column structure influence copepod populations in
coastal marine ecosystems? Bull. Mar. Science. 53(1):240-246.
Sullivan, B.K., C.A. Oviatt, G. Klein-MacPhee. 1993. Fate and effects of a starch based
biodegradable plastic substitute in the marine environment. In, Biodegradable Polymers
and Packaging. Eds: C. Ching, D.L. Kaplan, E. Thomas. Technomic Publ. Co. Inc.
Lancaster, PA, p281-296.
1992
Bonner, J.S., C.D. Hunt, J.F. Paul and V.J. Bierman, Jr. 1992. Transport of Low-Level
Radioactive Soil at Deep-Ocean Disposal Site. Journal of Environmental Engineering.
118:101-119.
Hinga, K.R. 1992. Co-occurence of dinoflagellate blooms and high pH in marine
enclosures. Marine Ecology Progress Series 86:181-187.
Jaworski, N.J., P. Groffman, A. Keller and J. Prager. 1992. A watershed-scale analysis of
nitrogen loading: The upper Potamac River. Estuaries. 15:83-95.
1991
Adelman, D., K. R. Hinga and M. E. Q. Pilson. 1991. Fractionation of butyltin species
during sample extraction and preparation for analysis. Environ. Monitor. Assess 16:117125.
Gearing, P.J., J.N. Gearing, J.T. Maughan and C.A. Oviatt. 1991. Isotopic Distribution of
Carbon from Sewage Sludge and Eutrophication in the Sediments and Food Web of
Estuarine Ecosystems. Environ. Sci. and Tech. 25(2):295-301.
Hinga, K.R., M.E.Q. Pilson and M.A. Arthur. 1991. Ancient Oceans in a Tank.
Maritimes. 35(3):10-12.
Hinga, K.R., A.A. Keller and C.A. Oviatt. 1991. Nitrogen Deposition, Chesapeake Bay:
Atmospheric Deposition and Nitrogen Inputs to Coastal Waters Ambio 20(6):256-260.
Sampou, P. and C.A. Oviatt. 1991. Seasonal patterns of sedimentary carbon and
anaerobic respiration along a simulated eutrophication gradient. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
72:271-282.
Sampou, P. and C.A. Oviatt. 1991. A carbon budget for a eutrophic marine ecosystem
and the role of sulfur metabolism in sedimentary carbon, oxygen and energy dynamics.
Journal of Marine Research 49:825-844.
Sullivan, B.K., P.H. Doering, C.A. Oviatt, A.A. Keller, J.B. Frithsen. 1991.
Interactions with the benthos alter pelagic food web structure in coastal waters.
Can. J. of Fish. and Aquatic Sci. 48(11):2276-2284.
1990
Adelman, D., K.R. Hinga and M.E.Q. Pilson. 1990. Biogeochemistry of Butyltins in an
Enclosed Marine Ecosystem. Environ. Monitor. Asses. 24:1027-1032.
Doering, P.H., C.A. Oviatt and M.E.Q. Pilson. 1990. Control of Nutrient Concentrations
in the Seekonk-Providence River Region of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Estuaries.
13(4):418-430.
Hinga, K. R. 1990. Alteration of phosphorus dynamics during experimental
eutrophication of enclosed marine ecosystems. Mar. Poll. Bull. 20: 624-628.
Keller, A. A. and R. L. Rice. 1990. Variation in DCMU-enhanced fluorescence relative to
chlorophyll a: correlation with the brown tide bloom. J. Phycol. 26: 202-205.
Keller, A.A., P.H. Doering, S.P. Kelly and B.K. Sullivan. 1990. Growth of juvenile
Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus (Pisces: Clupeidae) in MERL mesocosms:
Effects of eutrophication. Limnol. Oceanogr. 35(1):109-122.
Keller, A.A., L.L. Beatty, L.E. Weber and C.A. Heil. 1990. Soluble fluorescence: effects
on chlorophyll determination at different salinities. Can. J. of Fish. and Aquat. Sci.
47(9):1700-1709.
Nowicki, B.L. and C.A. Oviatt. 1990. Are estuaries traps for anthropogenic nutrients?
Evidence from estuarine mesocosms. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 66:131-146.
Sullivan, B.K. and P.V. Banzon. 1990. Food limitation and benthic regulation of
populations of the copepod Acartia hudsonica Pinhey in nutrient-limited and nutrientenriched systems. Limnol. and Oceanogr. 35(7):1618-1631.
1989
Doering, P. H. 1989. On the contribution of the benthos to pelagic production. J. Mar.
Res. 47: 371-383.
Doering, P. H., C. A. Oviatt, L. L. Beatty, V. F. Banzon, R. Rice, S. P. Kelly, B. K.
Sullivan, and J. B. Frithsen. 1989. Structure and function in a model coastal ecosystem:
silicon, the benthos and eutrophication. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 52: 287-299.
Frithsen, J. B., D. Nacci, C. Oviatt, C. J. Strobel, and R. Walsh. 1989. Using singlespecies and whole ecosystem tests to characterize the toxicity of a sewage treatment plant
effluent. In, G. W. Suter II and M. A. Lewis (Eds.), Aquatic Toxicology and
Environmental Fate: Eleventh Volume, American Society for Testing and Materials, STP
1007, pp. 231-250.
Hinga, K.R. 1989. Subseabed Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes; Transition
from a Hare-Brained Idea to a Feasibls Technology. In, L.M. Alexander, S. Allen and
L.C. Hanson (Eds.) New Developments in Marine Science Technology: Economic, Legal
and Political Aspects of Change, pp. 245-270.
Keller, A. A. 1989. Modeling the effects of temperature, light, and nutrients on primary
productivity: An empirical and a mechanistic approach compared. Limnol. Oceanogr. 34:
82-95.
Keller, A. A. and R. L. Rice. 1989. Effects of nutrient enrichment on natural populations
of the brown tide phytoplankton Aureococcus anophagefferens (Chrysophyceae). J.
Phycol. 25: 636-646.
Keller, A.A. and U. Riebesell. 1989. Phytoplankton carbon dynamics during a winterspring bloom in an enclosed marine ecosystem primary production biomass and loss rate.
Marine Biology 103:131-142.
Li, Y-H., P. H. Santschi, P. O'Hara, P. Doering, and M. Amdurer. 1989. The importance
of a benthic ecosystem to the removal of radioactive trace elements from coastal waters.
Environ. Technol. Lett. 10: 57-70.
Oviatt, C. A., P. Lane, F. French III, and P. Donaghay. 1989. Phytoplankton species and
abundance in response to eutrophication in coastal marine mesocosms. J. Plank. Res. 11:
1223-1244.
Riebesell, U. 1989. Comparison of sinking and sedimentation rate measurements in a
diatom winter/spring bloom. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 54: 109-119.
Rudnick, D. T. 1989. Time lags between the deposition and meiobenthic assimilation of
phytodetritus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 50: 231-240.
1988
Hinga, K. R. 1988. Seasonal predictions for pollutant scavenging in two coastal
environments using a model calibration based upon thorium scavenging.
Marine Environmental Research 26: 97-112.
Hunt, C. D. and J. R. Kelly. 1988. Mn cycling in coastal regions: response to
eutrophication. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 26: 527-558.
Keller, A. A. 1988. An empirical model of primary productivity (14C) using mesocosm
data along a nutrient gradient. Journal of Plankton Research 10: 813-834.
Keller, A. A. 1988. Estimating phytoplankton productivity from light availability and
biomass in the MERL mesocosms and Narragansett Bay. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 45: 159168.
Klos, E. 1988. An experimental estuarine salinity gradient. Proceedings of the Oceans '88
Conference, 1529-1535.
Santschi, P. H. 1988. Factors controlling the biogeochemical cycles of trace elements in
fresh and coastal marine waters as revealed by artificial radioisotopes. Limnol. Oceanogr.
33: 848-866.
Sullivan, B. K. and P. J. Ritacco. 1988. Effects of nutrients and copper on copepod
population dynamics: a mesocosm study. In, M. S. Evans (ed.), Toxic Contaminants and
Ecosystem Health: A Great Lakes Focus, J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 335-357.
Widbom, B. and R. Elmgren. 1988. Response of benthic meiofauna to nutrient
enrichment of experimental marine ecosystems. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 42: 257-268.
1987
Bender, M., K. Grande, K. Johnson, J. Marra, P.J. Leb. Williams, J. Sieburth, M. Pilson,
C. Langdon, G. Hitchcock, J. Orchardo, C. Hunt and P. Donaghay. 1987. A comparison
of four methods for determining planktonic community production. Limnol. Oceanogr.
32(5):1085-1098.
Doering, P. H., J. R. Kelly, C. A. Oviatt and T. Sowers. 1987. Effect of the hard clam
Mercenaria mercenaria on benthic fluxes of inorganic nutrients and gases. Mar. Biol.
94:377-383.
Hinga, K. R. , D. Adelman and M. E. Q. Pilson. 1987. Radiolabeled butyl tin studies in
the MERL enclosed ecosystems. Oceans 87 Proceedings, Vol. 4: 1416-1419.
Hinga, K. R. and M. E. Q. Pilson. 1987. Persistence of benz[a]anthracene degradation
products in an enclosed marine ecosystem. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21:648-653.
Keller, A. 1987. Modeling and forecasting primary production rates using Box-Jenkins
transfer models. Can. J. Fish. and Aquat. Sci. 44: 1045-1052.
Keller, A. 1987. Mesocosm studies of DCMU-enhanced fluorescence as a measure of
phytoplankton photosynthesis. Mar. Biol. 96: 107-114.
Oviatt, C. A., J. G. Quinn, J. T. Maughan, J. T. Ellis, B. K. Sullivan, J. N. Gearing, P. J.
Gearing, C. D. Hunt, P. A. Sampou, and J. S. Latimer. 1987. Fate and effects of sewage
sludge in the coastal marine environment: a mesocosm experiment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
41: 187-203.
Santschi, P. H., M. Amdurer, D. Adler, P. O'Hara, Y.-H. Li and P. Doering. 1987.
Relative mobility of radioactive trace elements across the sediment-water interface in the
MERL model ecosystems of Naragansett Bay. J. Mar. Res. 45: 1007-1048.
Stacey, B. M. and B. M. Marcotte. 1987. Chronic effect of No. 2 fuel oil on population
dynamics of harpacticoid copepods in experimental marine mesocosms. Mar. Ecol. Prog.
Ser. 40: 61-68.
1986
Doering, P. H. and C. A. Oviatt. 1986. Application of filtration rate models to field
populations of bivalves; an assessment using experimental mesocosms. Mar. Ecol. Prog.
Ser. 31: 265-275.
Doering, P. H., C. A. Oviatt, and J. R. Kelly. 1986. The effects of the filter feeding clam
Mercenaria mercenaria on carbon cycling in experimental marine mesocosms. J. Mar.
Res. 44: 839-861.
Fox, M. F., D. R. Kester and C. D. Hunt. 1986. Vertical transport processes of an acidiron waste in a MERL stratified mesocosm. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20: 62-68.
Frithsen, J. B. and P. H. Doering. 1986. Active enhancement of particle removal from the
water column by tentaculate benthic polychaetes. Ophelia 25: 169-182.
Frithsen, J. B., D. T. Rudnick and P. H. Doering. 1986. The determination of fresh
organic carbon weight from formaldehyde preserved macrofaunal samples.
Hydrobiologia 133: 203-208.
Hinga, K. R., M. E. Q. Pilson, G. Almquist and R. F. Lee. 1986. The degredation of 7,
12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene in an enclosed marine ecosystem. Mar. Environ. Res. 18:
79-91.
Kelly, J. R. and S. A. Levin. 1986. A comparison of aquatic and terrestrial nutrient
cycling and production processes in natural ecosystems, with reference to ecological
concepts of relevance to some waste disposal issues. In, G. Kullenberg, ed., The Role of
the Oceans as a Waste Disposal Option. D. Reidel Publ Co, pp. 165-203.
Levin, L. A. 1986. Effects of enrichment on reproduction in the opportunistic polychaete
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heavy metals (Mn, Cd, Pb, Cu), and petroleum hydrocarbons in Narragansett Bay. In, P.
Lasserre and J. M. Martin, eds. Biogeochemical Processes at the Land-Sea Boundary.
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Nixon, S. W., C. A. Oviatt, J. Frithsen and B. Sullivan. 1986. Nutrients and the
productivity of estuarine and coastal marine ecosystems. J. Limnol. Soc. South Africa
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Nyffeler, U. P., P. H. Santschi and Y.-H. Li. 1986. The relevance of scavenging kinetics
to modelling of sediment-water interactions in naural waters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 31: 277292.
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during eutrophication: a mesocosm experiment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 28: 69-80.
Oviatt, C. A., D. T. Rudnick, A. A. Keller, P. A. Sampou and G. T. Almquist. 1986.
A comparison of system (O2 and CO2) and C-14 measurements of metabolism in
estuarine mesocosms. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 28: 57-67.
Rudnick, D. T. and C. A. Oviatt. 1986. Seasonal lags between organic carbon deposition
and mineralization in marine sediments. J. Mar. Res. 44: 815-837.
Santschi, P. H., Y.-H. Li, P. O'Hara and M. Amdurer. 1986. Removal and backdiffusion
processes of radiotracers in shallow coastal marine ecosystems of Narragansett Bay, R. I.,
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natural waters: relevance of scavenging kinetics. Ch. 17, pp. 183-191 in P. G. Sly (Ed.),
Sediments and Water Interactions. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Sullivan, B. K. and L. T. McManus. 1986. Factors controlling seasonal succession of the
copepods Acartia hudsonica and A. tonsa in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island:
Temperature and resting egg production. Mar. Ecol. Progress Series 28: 121-128.
Wakeham, S. G., E. A. Canuel and P. H. Doering. 1986. Behavior of aliphatic
hydrocarbons in coastal seawater: mesocosm experiments with [14C]-octadecane and
[14C]-decane. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20: 574-580.
Wakeham, S. G., E. A. Canuel and P. H. Doering. 1986. Geochemistry of volatile organic
compounds in seawater: mesocosm experiments with 14C-model compounds. Geochimica
et Cosmochimica Acta 50: 1163-1172.
1985
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in a coastal marine ecosystem. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 20: 775-781.
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Donaghay, P. L. 1985. An experimental test of the relative significance of food quality
and past feeding history to limitation of egg production of the estuarine copepod
Acartiatonsa. Arch. Hydrobiol. Beih. Ergebn. Limnol. 21: 235-245.
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simulated wind and tidal mixing in experimental marine ecosystems. Mar. Ecol. Progress
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to long term, low level additions of No. 2 fuel oil. Mar. Ecol. Progress Series 23: 1-14.
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areas: a mesocosm experiement data report. Volume 1. MERL Publication Series, Report
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seasonality in a coastal marine ecosystem. Oecologia 67: 157-168.
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N2O production in coastal marine sediments. Limnol. Oceanogr. 30: 1332-1339.
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marine ecosystems: a comparison of results from bioassays and enclosed experimental
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